Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 16:40:40 EST 2001 | davef
Mothball Ingredient Causes Cancer In Rats Naphthalene, the aromatic insecticide found in mothballs and public restroom deodorizers, causes cancer in rats, according to scientists at the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP). In the study, rats were
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 28 16:00:31 EST 2002 | bschreiber
Hello Dave, Water Washable (Organic Acid, OA) post solder flux residue is designed for cleaning in plain water without cleaning chemical additives. The real advantage of water washable flux was that it cleaned in plain water without additives � no
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 20:39:06 EST 2006 | aqueous
Of course there are solvents which are less harmful to the environment than others. The operative phrase is �less harmful�. As a rule, water-based chemistries are �greener� than solvents. There are some solvent blends designed for aqueous-based eq
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 20 13:10:54 EST 2001 | billschreiber
Hello Dave, Before I get into waste management, I must first stress the importance of checking with your local regulating agencies. Every area can be and usually is different. California regulations differ from Ohio and Ohio�s are different than Mu
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 19 10:38:51 EST 2001 | Steve
Does any body know if there are any legitimate health or safety reason's to vent solder fumes, at both reflow and hand soldering work stations? Personally I don't like to have the fumes in my face, but I don't know if it causes a health risk. Thanks
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 14 09:15:44 EST 2019 | davef
Suppliers list the contents of their products in a MSDS. Libraries of these sheets are listed online. Look up the product you're using there. A safety data sheet, material safety data sheet, or product safety data sheet is a document that lists info
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 17:17:27 EDT 2000 | Bill Schreiber
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally taken a progressive position by creating the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program to verifiy the environmental safety, user safety and efficacy of products prior to their purch
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 11 09:06:40 EDT 2008 | markhoch
I believe we have the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration to thank for our awesome new glasses. I took some of the advice that I was given on here and bought my own Crew Rubicon Safety Glasses from Safety Glasses USA. So at least I
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 19 13:31:25 EST 2001 | billschreiber
Hello Mark, EPA Certification can be a tremendous help to the user that is evaluating new cleaning processes. Let�s face it, if it wasn�t for the Earth�s ozone layer, everyone would still be using CFCs and a vapor degreaser to clean stencils, PCBs
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 07 03:47:45 EST 2006 | aj
my God !!! and I thought I was under pressure to introduce cost savings ! look elsewhere mate ! you cant put a price on health and safety ..if my boss even hinted at something like that - we would be having a major fall out. . .
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